It appears that the dream of a Joe Carnahan-directed Bad Boys movie has gone the way of all Joe Carnahan projects. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the writer-director has dropped out of helming Bad Boys For Life, possibly for the same reason why Carnahan usually drops out of projects: “creative differences.” The studio is still hoping to start filming the long-delayed sequel to Michael Bay’s dumbest movie in the fall to meet a November 8, 2018 release date.

At present, Carnahan is also developing a remake of The Raidthat will star Frank Grillo, which sounds like the most gosh-darned Joe Carnahan-esque thing imaginable. We’re keeping our fingers crossed on that one, half-expecting it to end up getting made by Antoine Fuqua three years from now.